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13. FY22 AOC FAMILY COUNSELING ALLOCATION Approve the application and acceptance of grant funds from the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) in the amount not-to-exceed $271,794 for the purpose of Family Counseling. The grant award will begin on July 1, 2021 and ends on June 30, 2022. The JPD department was awarded $271,631 in FY21. Also, approve the Board Resolution and authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant funds, as applicable. The Juvenile Probation Department indirect rate for FY21 is 21.5%. Total grant indirect costs are estimated to be $58,435.71 and are not recoverable. The grant does require a cash equivalent match of $67,948. The grant award is re-occurring and has been awarded to the department for over ten years. The department has an in-kind match requirement of $67,948 during the grant award period. The grant award is a mandated function and provides a benefit to the citizens by providing family counseling services to support juveniles with a focus on providing support to the entire and improve family functioning and relationships leading toward behavioral change. The award is administratively distributed to Counties through the AOC in accordance with state laws. If awarded, the department will absorb the costs of the grant award. Funding for this agreement is provided by the State and administered through the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). The overall grant budget will be adjusted as necessary to accommodate this grant through a future reconciliation. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditure of the funds is not prohibited by the budget law. (C-27-20-004-2-00) (C-27-21-002-X-00)

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